Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-14
TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGs.

| cnester-by -the-Ssa, Mass, yesterday by shooting through the head while temporarily insane. He was member of the Grand Army, forty-fve years old and leaves 8 fami- ly of eight children. ,l-
 | A ten-years old son of Michael Connors was shot yesterday afternoon at Amesbury, Mass, by the accidental discharge of pis- l tol in the hands of companion. The ball l entered the abdomen and has not yet been extracted. It is feared the wound will prove fatal.
 The summer school of philosophy began yesterday at Concord. About sixty were in attendance, chiefly women. Professor w. T. Harris read paper on "Aristotle's Doctrine of Reason" Last night Professor Thomas Davidson of New Jersey read an article on Aristotle and His Relation to the Drama" TO PROHIBIT THE SALE. The City is Served With Injunction Papers to Restrain It From Disposfns OfIts Interest I'm the Derby to William HI. .Starbuek-The Finance Committee Meets to Sign the Contract Binding the Sale Hut Adjourn After Appoint ing a Committee to Confer With ex- Governor IngersOH-A New Yorker Said by Assessor Hull to be Interested in the Injunction-Rumors That He is Another Bidder for the Derby. Injunction papers were served last evening on City Clerk Bernard J. Shanley, represent ing the city restraining it from selling it's in- terests in the Derby road to millionaire Will liam H. Starbuck of New York.
 MT. Shanley was returning to the City Hall from supper when he was met on Olive street by Constable Jonathan W. Pond, who at once presented him with the requisite papers, The finance committee met at half-past seven in the Mayors office. Mayor York had been previously informed of the action that would be taken. After talking the matter over the board decided to appoint Aldermen Dicker- man and Connors to consult with ex-Governor Ingersoll regarding the drawing up of the contract. The members of the board were uncommunicative on any point relative to the injunction. The committee was supposed to have met for the purpose of signing the con- tract prepared by ex-Governor Ingersoll. But it was given out by member of the board that the papers hadn't been prepared yet.
 If the injunction is granted it of course will involve 8 general reventilation of the Derby and it's finances. Doolittle, Stoddard, Bennett and John c, Gallagher appear for the citizens bringing the injunction, the text of which is as follows:
 To the sheriff of the county of New Haven,
 or either of his deputies, or to any con-
 stable of the town of New Haven in said
 county. Greeting:
 By authority of the State of Connecticut you are hereby commanded to summon the city of New Haven, municipal corporation located in said county and chartered under the laws of the State, and Samuel E. Mer- win, Luzon B. Morris and Ezekiel G. Stod- dard, all of said New Haven, and William H. Starbuck, nonresident of the State of Connecticut and resident of the city, county and State of New York, to appear before the Superior court, to be held at New Haven within and for the county of New Haven on the first Tuesday of September, A. D. 1887; there and then to answer to Augustus c. Wilcox, James M. Mason, James Gallagher, Nathan w. Merwin, Massena Clark, Joseph T. Whittlesey, Burton J. King, w. Hull, J. M. Townsend, Lorenzo Gildersleeve, Charles H. Townsend, all of the city, town and county of New Haven, and such other citizens and taxpayers of the city of New Haven who may desire to join in the prosecution of this action as parties plaintiff in a civil action whereupon the plaintiffs com plain and say:
 First count-The complainants are the owners of property liable to and now as- sessed for taxation in the city of New Haven.
 The New Haven and Derby railroad com pany is a corporation created by the author- ity of this State and is now operating rail- road between the city of New Haven and
 
 In the year 1S7Oi said corporation issued it's bonds to the aggregate amount of $225, 900, dated February 1, 1870, payable in the year 1900 and bearing interest at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum, payable semi annually.
 All of these bonds were guaranteed as to the payment of both their principal and interest by the city of New Haven under the authority of an act of the General Assembly of Connecticut.
 The city of New Haven received from said New Haven and Derby railroad company an agreement of indemnity against loss by req son of said guarantee and mortgage upon the property and assets of said railroad cor poration to secure the due performance by the said corporation of said contract of in- demnity. A copy of said mortgage is made part of this complaint and is marked "Ex- hibit A."
 Said railroad corporation has failed to keep or perform it's contract of indemnity and the city of New Haven by reason of it's said guarantee has been compelled to pay from time to time between the years of 1870 and 1887 large sum of money, an amount of annual interest on said sum of $225, 1000, and there is now due the said city from said railroad corporation, under said contract of indemnity on account of the payments made by said city with interest upon said pay ments so made by said city for and in behalf of said railroad corporation, large sum, to Wlt, the sum or S0S0,UUU.
 In the year 1871 the city of New Haven, acting under authority given it by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Connecticut, loaned to said railroad the sum of $75, 900, and now holds a claim against said railroad corporation for part of said loan.
 In 1874 the city of New Haven loaned to said railroad company, by authority of the act passed by the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, the sum of $50, ,000, 8 part of which only has been repaid to the city of New Haven, and the city of New Ha- ven now holds note against said railroad corporation for part of said loan. There is now due the city of New Haven on account of the loans mentioned in the 7th and 8th paragraphs a large sum, to wit, ithe sum of $75, 900. The capital stock said corporation issued by said company consists of 4, 466 shares, the par value of each share being $100. The city of New Haven, by authority of the General Assembly of the.State of Cons necticut, subscribed for and took and paid for 2,OO0 shares of said capital stock, and paid for the same the Amount of $200, ,O0O. The present value of said 2, ,000 shares owned by said city of New Haven is not less than s100,0O0.
 The total value of the interests which the city of New Haven holds in and against said railroad corporation as a creditor and as 8 stockholder is not less than $5O0, ,O0O.
 The Court of Common Council by vote of the board of aldermen adopted on the sth day of July, 1887, and by 8 vote of the board of councilmen adopted on the 11th day of July, 1887, passed a proposi- tion, vote or order that said city of New Haven sell all of the interests or claims of said city in or upon the New Haven and Derby railroad company, whether as stock holder or creditor, to William H. starbuck, now or formerly of the city and State of New York, for the sum of $275, ,000, to be paid by said Starbuck to said city upon the conveyance by said city of all it's said inter- ests and claims to Samuel E. Merwin, Luzon B. Morris and Ezekiel G. Stoddard as trus- tees, said trustees to hold said interests and claims for delivery to the said William H. Starbuek upon the fulflIment of certain conditions named in said order. And said Court of Common Council in and by said vote ordered